When you ask Matt Gallagher, Co-Owner/Head Brewer which of Half Acre’s collaborations over the years was his favorite, the answer is swift and a little surprising. “There are two, Brasserie De La Senne in Brussels, and our Oat IPA with New Belgium back in 2012.” Avoine IPA (French for oats) …
The Blaum Brothers made the three hour cruise from Galena, IL to chat about the a journey that took them from running nuclear pharmacies + working for the NSA respectively, to making whisky celebrated by nerds from every part of our region. Longevity is the game with Matt + Mike …
The most polarizing, uncompromisingly metal as fuck brewery this town has ever seen held the 17th Dark Lord Day in Munster, IN. During the hour rain delay we chatted up some cats from Southwest Ohio who attended the original party back in 2003 (draft only). Nick Floyd and maybe 50 …
The Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club in Bucktown was the scene for Biscuits and Beer. A St Petersburg, Florida inspired event that was rescheduled do to the Polar Vortex back in January. We’ve only played the tabletop version of this game. The full size shuffleboard court experience is worth exploring… I …
Tinley is not your average suburb..they party a little harder down here. The first concert I ever attended was Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation Tour at World Music Theatre just around the corner. The annual Brew + Vine at the town Convention Center was as fun as any event we’ve seen …
It was a completely packed house at 417 N. Ashland last night. With friends, investors, media, distributors and brewers from all across the city in attendance, the self-pour collaboration brewery era began in Chicago. We’ve had all three members of The District Yards Brewing Collective make appearances on the podcast …
